novellk Chapter 1451: Narration and Return
Chapter 1451: Narration and Return
"Are you asking who I am?"
After hearing Lei Xiao's question, the old man in the sand robe couldn't help but show a trace of doubt on his wrinkled face. He began to mutter to himself, "For three thousand years, this is also the question I have been wondering about. Unfortunately, even if I rack my brains, I can't remember any useful information."
“I am just a speck of dust among countless others, I don’t know where I came from, nor where I will end up.”
"Who am I? Who am I? Why did I die here? Who buried me here? Who did I bury back then?"
After that, the old man in the sand robe shook his head helplessly at Lei Xiao and responded: "Boy, you are the second person who has asked me this question in the past three thousand years, but unfortunately, I still cannot answer your question now, because I have forgotten too many things, and everything about me is already incomplete."
"Has he also forgotten everything? This answer really seems familiar. It seems that this guy must have also experienced a blank era, or even perished in a blank era."
“But whether it’s Bing Lao, Shirley, Shuang, or other survivors of the blank era that I met, or even some of the remaining ancient books, none of them mentioned that there was such a huge and terrifying existence in the Silver Moon Era. Although I don’t know what the structure of its body is, it must be at least several thousand meters, or even tens of thousands of meters long, right?”
"Such a conspicuous existence cannot possibly be unknown. Perhaps Bing Lao and the others have also forgotten about this existence?"
"Or maybe it is a powerful existence that only appeared in the blank era, such as a pet kept by a certain god, a weapon created by a certain god, or even a certain god itself? Because it is usually in the God's Domain, it is naturally not well known by all races."
"Moreover, it is obvious that he is afraid of the power of the God's favor. This seems to confirm the above conjecture to a considerable extent."
"But it seems to have some potential connection with Eclipse. What's going on?"
"But what is certain is that this guy must have a certain, even extremely close, connection with the Blank Era."
Lei Xiao knew that he didn't have enough information at the moment, so he didn't continue to think about it, but asked again: "Sir, you said I am the second person in three thousand years, then who is the first person?"
"The first person doesn't look like you, but he looks very similar to the one next to him."
The old man in the sand robe pointed at Xina and said, "The only difference is that the first person's snake tail is blue."
"A blue snake tail?"
Xina's beautiful eyes lit up, and she obviously thought of something. She blurted out to Lei Xiao: "Your Majesty, the person this old man is talking about is very likely the ancestor of my family, and the first Gorgon Queen after the blank era!"
"According to the royal chronicles, that ancestor was the Blue Snake Tail. It was precisely because that ancestor reached an agreement with an unfathomable existence that we, the future queen, were able to activate the magic stele when we were crowned, and then obtain the magic skills left by the ancestor! As for why we can also improve our strength, it is because of the gift from that unfathomable existence!"
"It is precisely for this reason that our ancestors regarded this place as a sacred place for us. Although the unfathomable existence never appeared in the following three thousand years, and the queens who came after even thought it was just a legend, the ceremony of activating the stone tablet has been preserved intact until today."
Xina looked at the old man in the sand robe in disbelief, and said, "It seems that this old man must be the unfathomable existence recorded in the chronicles!"
After saying that, a look of disbelief appeared on Xina's fair face again.
Before entering this magical space, even she herself did not believe what was recorded. She had never expected that the special white space that her clan had always regarded as a confidential place would actually be inside a skeleton with an unfathomable existence.
"An unfathomable existence? So that's how that person described me. It's quite appropriate. After all, even I don't know what I am."
The old man in the sand robe nodded slightly and said affirmatively: "I did reach an agreement with that person back then. That person tried his best to find my identity, and I helped that person's successor to pass on some of his skills. As for improving strength, that is just a by-product of inheritance. After all, inheritance requires a little bit of my strength, even if it is so weak that it can be ignored."
"If it is so weak that it can be ignored, it can greatly enhance the strength of a sixth-level warrior? It is really a breathtaking statement."
Lei Xiao smiled helplessly, then his expression became serious again, and he continued to ask: "Those countless fist-sized white eyeball-shaped objects outside, are they also part of you?"
"You mean those Devouring Guards? They are indeed part of me."
The old man in the sand robe responded as if it was a matter of course, "Since they have appeared, it means that someone is trying to forcibly activate the stone tablet. After all, the stone tablet is my skeleton and is connected to the source of my life. Forcibly activating the stone tablet is equivalent to posing a threat to me to some extent. It is not surprising that they automatically appear and then launch an attack."
"Of course, this may be extremely difficult for you to understand, but it is just a part of my body mechanism. In addition, the image you see is naturally not my true appearance. I just transformed myself into an appearance that you can understand."
Hearing this, Belinda, who had been subjected to silencing and multiple binding spells, was filled with regret and exasperation. She was so angry that she vomited a large mouthful of blood and then fainted.
"Devouring Guards? Automatically attacking after sensing a threat? They are exactly the same as immune cells. If you think about it carefully, the shape of those Devouring Guards is indeed very similar to cells."
Lei Xiao naturally ignored Belinda, but immediately grasped the key point of her words and said, "So, they thought we and the Gorgons were invaders into your body, so they took the initiative to attack?"
"Yes, they are just a part of my body. Even though I have fallen, as long as the source of my life has not completely dissipated, they will still faithfully perform their mission."
The old man in the sand robe still looked as if it was a matter of course and nodded.
After hearing what the other party said, although it was indeed a little unbelievable, Lei Xiao reacted quickly.
No wonder those Devouring Guards treated Xina as their own kind. When Xina was crowned, she had accepted the power of the other party and her strength increased greatly. There must still be traces of the other party's power remaining in her body, so it is not surprising that this situation occurred.
"Old sir, we have no intention of offending you. The culprit who forcibly activated the stone tablet has been captured and will be punished most severely. Please, for the sake of the agreement we have reached with our ancestors, let us leave here!"
Xina's fair face was full of anxiety, and she quickly touched her chest and bowed to the old man in the sand robe.
"That's fine. Although you attacked the stone tablet just now, you only woke me up from my deep sleep. I won't bother with you."
The old man in the sand robe shrugged his shoulders, and then said, "But unfortunately, apart from this spiritual space and a small area near the stone tablet, I can no longer control other things in the outside world, including those Devouring Guards, so I can't directly command those Devouring Guards."
As soon as the old man in the sand robe said this, the crowd that had been excited and excited immediately became listless again. Lannis and other strong cat-men even drooped their ears and looked at a loss.
It has to be said that since entering the sacred land of the Gorgons, everything has been too bizarre, far beyond their imagination.
"Even if you can't directly control the Devouring Guards outside, you should know other ways to leave here, right?"
Just as the morale of the team was getting lower and lower, Lei Xiao's calm voice sounded, and he said to the old man in the sand robe: "Please give me some advice."
"There is indeed another way to leave here. That is forcibly sending out a signal to actively inform those Devouring Guards that the crisis has been resolved. They will naturally disappear into thin air and merge back into my body."
The old man in the sand robe nodded calmly and said, "But forcibly sending this signal will greatly consume my already extremely weak life source. Why should I help you? Why don't you stay here with me? Wouldn't it be a happy ending for everyone? This is a space created by my spiritual power. I believe you will like it soon."
"I'm sorry. We appreciate your kindness, but we still have a mission to complete."
Lei Xiao decisively rejected the other party's proposal and said, "If I am not mistaken, you must be very interested in your own life experience, otherwise you would not have reached an agreement with the ancestor of the Gorgon."
"But it's a pity that even after three thousand years, you still haven't found anything, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't still not know who you are."
After having the experience of cooperating with Jess and others, Lei Xiao was obviously already comfortable with such events. He continued, "My goal has always been to find out the truth that has been forgotten by this world, including the things that you want to know most. Why don't you give yourself a little more hope?"
"You didn't lie to me, and you have a special and long-lost power in you, which even makes me feel a little afraid. Although my current strength has almost reached the point of being negligible, even the first person at the peak of the sixth level has never made me feel this way. You are indeed a little extraordinary."
After pondering for a moment, the old man in the sand robe nodded to Lei Xiao and said, "But how can you prove that you will come back?"
"It's very simple, because you must be hiding something that I'm interested in, but you and I don't know the connection between them now. And this so-called connection is the truth that you and I are both longing for."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and responded: "If I find the truth, I will naturally return here again."
"I understand. The reason I am still alive is to find out everything that has been hidden away."
The old man in the sand robe narrowed his eyes and looked at Lei Xiao for a long time, then nodded and said, "Forget it, I will send you away."
As the old man in the sand robe finished speaking, a sandstorm suddenly arose, and countless grains of sand quickly retreated and disappeared, soon returning to the extremely empty pure white space at the beginning, and the old man in the sand robe himself had long disappeared without a trace.
Amid the howling wind, the scene of countless grains of sand scattering was so shocking that everyone couldn't help but open their eyes wide.
Then, the old man's aged and slightly weak voice reached everyone's ears again: "Okay, I have sent a signal to the Devouring Guard. You can leave my body freely. Boy, don't forget your promise."
"This vast desert is my incarnation. It was formed under the influence of my corpse. I hope that when you see this desert, you will remember your promise."
The moment the old voice sounded, the scene in front of our eyes suddenly changed, and we were back in front of the magic stele on the altar.
"My Lord, that weird old man didn't lie. We have indeed returned to the real world from his spiritual space!"
Xiao Jing's starry eyes lit up and she blurted out, "As a stone elf who is good at perception and concealment, she undoubtedly has a very keen insight into the outside world."
Looking around, he saw that the Devouring Guards who had been packed full just now were rapidly integrating into the surrounding white structure. The ice and snow on the unbreakable walls were also melting, making the entire space finally become spacious.
"Great, time is running out, let's go!"
Seeing this, Lei Xiao had no time to say anything else. He immediately flew out with Xina, Lannis and other strong men, and rushed towards the entrance of the secret passage they came from.
After that, the group's movements went very smoothly and they soon returned to the ground.
At this time, the cat-people soldiers were still fighting fiercely with their opponents, but the opponents were obviously at a disadvantage and their morale was low.
"Belinda has already been defeated, why don't you surrender immediately?"
Sheena had apparently cast some kind of mirror spell, magnifying her body dozens of times and reflecting it in the air, and the sound echoed throughout the battlefield.
Hearing Sina's stern voice, the Gorgons, whose morale was already very low, no longer had the will to resist. They immediately laid down their weapons and knelt before Sina, trying to gain the Queen's forgiveness.
The remaining liches and undead were quickly wiped out, and there was no more sound.
"Your Majesty, we should head to the Desolate Fortress without delay. It is time to make Lucas and the liches pay the price!"
When the cat-people army regrouped, Xina nodded to Lei Xiao and said seriously.
"Yes, they will pay an unbearable price for this."
Lei Xiao said this, and took the first step, and the group rushed towards Bingshi City. (End of this chapter)